The authors described the Midwestern delicacy as "a natural-casing hot dog topped with an all-meat beanless chili, chopped white onions, and yellow mustard." Sometimes, they're also known as chili dogs.

Although coney dogs are more commonly associated with places like
Detroit, Flint and the southeast part of Michigan, there are at least a few
Muskegon-area restaurants that serve coney dogs.

Max and Marley's Dog House comes highly
recommended, and the drive-in, Dog 'n Suds,
located in both Montague and Norton Shores, is great when summer comes around (or
when the weather feels like July).